After meshing, I want to create a set comprising of all the nodes on a particular surface of a part (in my case, the top surface of a hollow cylinder). I successfully created the node set in the GUI but for a parametric study, I will be considering many different cylinders. So I want to generalize using a python script.
If the surface of the geometry is flat, then the getByBoundingBox() command works:
allNodes = mdb.models["Model-1"].rootAssembly.instances['Part-1-1'].nodes
mdb.models["Model-1"].rootAssembly.Set(name="Set-2", nodes=allNodes.getByBoundingBox(Xmin, Ymin, Zmin, Xmax, Ymax, Zmax))
Reference:
https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_to_select_nodes_elements_in_abaqus_via_a_python_script
Dear Ehsan Govahi
Mesh size is not a parameter in my study.
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